1. 2/3 Brain Jogger Fill in the sentences with information from yesterday’s notes. 1.Hinduism is considered a _____________, but not an ethnic group 2.Hinduism is _____________ which means a belief in more than one god. 3.Hinduism started in ________________, but has spread across the world. 4.The __________ people brought an early version of Hinduism to the Indus River Valley. 5.The Aryans were different from the people of India and Pakistan. They even had their own language called ________________. 6.The sacred text of Hinduism is called the _______________. religion polytheistic India Aryan The Vedas Sanskrit

2. Hinduism and other Religions of South and East Asia

3. What are some quick facts about? Hinduism It is a religion. Polytheistic 80% of people in India are Hindu.

4. (The Spread of Hinduism)

5. (Do you know anyone who is Hindu?)

6. The Story of Hinduism Aryan People migrated to Pakistan and India about 1500 years before Jesus was born. Aryans spoke Sanskrit Aryan People

7. The Story of Hinduism Aryans had a religion that was spread through hymns and chants. The books were called the Vedas or Books of Knowledge.

8. (This Started Hinduism!!!)

9. (If the Vedas are the sacred text of Hinduism…) What is the sacred text of Christianity? Bible What is the sacred text of Islam? Qur’an What is the sacred text of Judaism? Torah

10. The Story of Hinduism As Hinduism spread, it mixed with other local religions. In the end, many different versions of Hinduism appeared.

11. (Lets review so far…) What is Hinduism? A religion Where did Hinduism start? Pakistan and India Who started Hinduism? The Aryans What is the sacred Hindu text? The Vedas

12. Hindu Beliefs Reincarnation is the idea that after death a person’s soul is reborn into a different body.

13.  Karma is the idea that a person’s actions determine what will happen after his or her death. Moral Life = Wealthy or wise reincarnation Immoral Life = Poor or sick person

14. Hindu Caste System Caste=social class Inherited from your parents. Believe that people are not equal. Social classes: 1.Priest 2.Warriors and princes 3.Merchants and Farmers 4.Labors (workers) *Untouchables are the absolute lowest class

15. (Final Review) What is Karma? … a person’s actions determine what will happen after his or her death. What is Reincarnation? …idea that after death a person’s soul is reborn into a different body. What do Karma and Reincarnation have in common? If you live a good life you will be reincarnated as a something good, and vice versa.

16. Hindu Caste System Unskilled Workers Warriors and Rulers Farmers and Merchants Priest Untouchables

17. Coach Books Read Pages 160-162.

18. 2/4 Brain Jogger Name two ways that Christianity and Hinduism are both the same and different. Two ways Hinduism is the same as Christianity. Two ways Hinduism is different from Christianity

19. Cultural Characteristic of South and East Asia

20. Hinduism Castes (class, poor vs. rich) Vedas and Upanishads, Sacred texts. Reincarnation and Karma – Move up and down caste. Polytheistic, many gods

21. What are the major THEMES of Hinduism?

22. Islam Not just in the Middle East. Believe Allah sent Muhammad as a prophet. Five Pillars Qur’an is sacred text. Pray in Mosques 1. Faith 2. Prayer 3. Charity 4. Fasting 5. Hajj

23. Are the 5 pillars radical?

24. Confucianism A way of life or philosophy Developed from the teachings of Confucius. His teaching focus on human morals and making the “right action.”

25. Confucius Sayings Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Respect yourself and others will respect you. Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. Study as if you were never to master it; as if in fear of losing it.

26. Buddhism Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha 4 Noble Truths and the Eight-Fold Path Trying to reach Nirvana. Remember the Story Board

27. How is this different from the teachings of other religions?

28. Shinto Means “the way of the gods” No sacred writings, no founder. Believes Kami, spirits, are in everything. Tori, shrine

29. Literacy Rates Ability to read and write. – Japan 99% – India 65% – Indonesia 85% – China 91 % Guess which of these two countries are the most developed? – Yep, Japan and China

30. How does Asia’s literacy rates differ from those of the areas that we have already studied this year? (Middle East, Africa) 2/5 Brain Jogger

31. How do people in the United States choose a partner to marry?

32. Arranged Marriage Parents choose who you marry They want to pick a person that has the best job, comes from families that haven’t divorced, is “attractive”, high caste, man=makes a lot of money, woman=runs the house well, healthy, educated, etc. http://home.att.net/~tisone/wedding.htm

33. Advantages and Disadvantages of Arranged Marriage.

34. Group up with a partner and decode the marriage advertisements. How is this different from U.S.? What type of things do the parents list in the ad? Which a`d do you think is the craziest? Why?

35. Writing Assignment Compare and contrast the Hindu and American process of getting married. This writing assignment should be one page in length. It may go over the length, but if the paper is short I will begin to take off point. This will count as a Daily Work grade. Hint: How are Hindu Weddings different from American process of getting married? How are Hindu and American processes of getting married the same?

36. Taoism In China, means “The Way” Live in Harmony, “Go with the Flow” Lao Tzu started it. Really a Philosophy, way of life.

37. Way do you think so many people lump Taoism into the religion category?

38. Ethnic Groups and Religions ChinaIndiaPakistan Ethnic Groups Han Chinese 91.5%Indo-Aryan 72%Punjabi 44.68% Other 8.5%Dravidian 25%Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42% Mongoloid and other 3% Sindhi 14.1% Religion Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 4% Hindu 80.5%Muslim- Sunni 75% Muslim 2%Muslim 13.4%Muslim-Shia 20% Officially atheist 94% Christian 2.3%other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5% Sikh 1.9%